96-3126. Public Information Collection Approved by Office of Management and Budget

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5551-5552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3126]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Public Information Collection Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

February 6, 1996.
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
Pub. L. 96-511. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. Not 
withstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall be subject to 
any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information 
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a 
valid control number. Questions concerning the OMB control numbers and 
expiration dates should be directed to Dorothy Conway, Federal 
Communications Commission, [phone].

Federal Communications Commission

OMB Control No.: 3060-0170.
    Expiration Date: 1/31/99.
    Title: Section 73.1030 Notifications Concerning Interference to 
Radio Astronomy, Research and Receiving Installations.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 30 total annual hours; average 1 hour per 
respondent; 30 respondents.
    Description: Section 73.1030 requires broadcast licensees to 
provide written notification to the interference office at Green Bank, 
WV, setting forth the particulars of a proposed station within the 
geographic coordinates of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory or 
the Naval Radio Research Observatory in WV. Data is used by 
Interference Office to enable them to file objections with the FCC to 
minimize potential interference.

OMB Control No.: 3060-0449.
    Expiration Date: 1/31/99.
    Title: Section 1.65(c) Substantial and Significant Changes in 
Information Furnished by Applicants to the Commission.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 9 total annual hours; 1 hour and 30 
minutes per respondent; 6 respondents.
    Description: Section 1.65(c) requires broadcast permittees and 
licensees to report annually any finding or adverse final action that 
involves conduct bearing on their character qualifications. This 
information enables the Commission to determine whether broadcast 
permittees and licensees maintain the requisite character 
qualifications to be a broadcast permittee or licensee during their 
license term.

OMB Control No.: 3060-0180.
    Expiration Date: 1/31/99.
    Title: Section 73.1610 Equipment Tests.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 306 total annual hours; average 30 minutes 
per respondent; 612 respondents.
    Description: Section 73.1610 requires the permittee of a new 
broadcast station to notify the FCC of its plans to conduct equipment 
tests for the purpose of making adjustments and measurements as may be 
necessary to assure compliance with the terms of the construction 
permit and applicable engineering standards. The data are used by FCC 
staff to assure compliance with the terms of the construction permit 
and applicable engineering standards.

OMB Control No.: 3060-0691.
    Expiration Date: 4/30/96.
    Title: Amendment of Parts 2 and 90 of the Commission's Rules to 
Provide for the Use of 200 Channels Outside the Designated Filing Areas 
in the 896-901 MHz Bands Allotted to the SMR licensees.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 800 total annual hours; 2-7 hours per 
respondent; 1,020 respondents.
    Description: This information will be used by the Commission to 
determine whether the applicant is legally technically and financially 
qualified to be a licensee. Without such information the Commission 
could not determine whether to issue the licenses to the applicants 
that provide telecommunications services to the public and therefore 
fulfill its statutory responsibilities in accordance with the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended. The information will also be 
used to ensure the market integrity of the auction.

OMB Control No.: 3060-0194.
    Expiration Date: 1/31/99.
    Title: Section 74.21 Broadcasting Emergency Information.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2 total annual hours; average 30 minutes 
per respondent; 2 respondents.
    Description: Section 74.21 requires that a licensee of an auxiliary 
broadcast station notify the FCC in Washington, DC, as soon as 
practicable, when that station is operated in a manner other than that 
for which it is authorized. This notification shall specify the nature 
of the emergency and the use to which the station is being put. The 
licensee shall also notify the FCC when the emergency operation has 
been terminated. These notifications are used by FCC staff to evaluate 
the need and nature of the emergency broadcast and to confirm that an 
actual emergency exists.

OMB Control No.: 3060-0184.
    Expiration Date: 1/31/99.
    Title: Section 73.1740 Minimum Operating Schedule.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 203 total annual hours; average 30 minutes 
; 405 respondents.
    Description: Section 73.1740 requires licensees of commercial 
broadcast stations to notify the FCC in Washington, DC, when events 
beyond their control make it impossible to continue operation or to 
adhere to the required operating schedules set forth in this section. 
In addition, the FCC must be notified when normal operation is resumed. 
No further authority is needed for limited operation or discontinued 
operation for a period not exceeding 30 days. Should events beyond the 
licensees control make it impossible for compliance with in the 
required 30 day time period, an informal written request shall be 
submitted to the FCC requesting the amount of additional time that the 
licensee deems necessary. The data are used by FCC staff to authorize 
temporarily a limited operation or discontinuance of operation.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
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